Agenda and draft minutes

Members present (indicated thus*)

NOMINATED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATIONS

Appointed Members:

*Members present.

Also in attendance

Mr D. Loudfoot  - Facilities Manager - Alexandra Palace

Mr C. Hart – Clerk to the Committee

At 18:30hrs the Clerk – Mr Hart advised that the meeting was inquorate.  The Member present was advised that under the rule (13) of procedures there was a 15 minute waiting period.

At 18:45hrs the Clerk advised that the meeting was inquorate, however in accordance with rule (13) the meeting could proceed informally for a further 15 minutes in order to await the arrival of a further member.

The member present agreed to proceed on this basis.

The Facilities Manager – Mr Loudfoot gave a brief outline of the planning and listed building consent for two antenna to be attached to the existing mast at Alexandra Palace, as detailed in the circulated report.

At 18.51hrs Mr Liebeck entered the proceedings and the meeting was declared quorate.

ELECTION OF CHAIR OF THE URGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE MUNICIPAL YEAR 2006/07 (Agenda Item 1)

The Clerk to the Committee – Mr Hart, advised the Committee that as this meeting was the first quorate meeting of the Municipal Year 2006/07 the first item of business on the agenda was to elect a Chair of the Urgency  Advisory Committee. 

Councillor Oatway nominated Mr Liebeck as Chair of the Advisory Committee.  There being no other nominees it was:

RESOLVED

That Mr D. Liebeck be duly elected as Chair of the Alexandra Park and Palace Urgency Advisory Committee for the Municipal Year 2006/2007.

 Mr Liebeck in the Chair

The Chair asked if there had been any apologies given.

The Clerk advised that apologies for absence had been received on behalf of

Councillor Dobbie (due to substitute attendance at Overview and Scrutiny Committee) and Ms J Hutchinson due to vacation.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Facilities Manager , Mr Loudfoot, gave a brief outline of the planning and listed building consent application for two antenna to be attached to the existing mast at Alexandra Palace, as detailed in the circulated report.

Mr Loudfoot advised the meeting that the application had been received by the Trust with a consultation period of 21 days.  As there was not another Board meeting scheduled before 14 November 2006 it was necessary to consider the planning application urgently to provide advice to the APP Board to enable them to respond within the 21 days period.

Mr Loudfoot advised the Board that the application had been submitted to the local planning authority and was for two antenna to be installed on the mast at Alexandra Palace.  The application was submitted by National Grid Wireless (formerly Crown Castle Ltd) on behalf of Siemens VDO Trading Ltd and London Buses. The application covered both planning and listed building consent and the purpose of the antennas was to enhance London Buses radio system.  The appendices to the report detailed the applications together with a detailed operation statement of the radio system for London Buses.

Following a brief discussion and clarification as regards the implications of agreeing to the positioning of the new antenna, the existing redundant masts, and the actual purpose, the Chair summarised and it was:

RESOLVED

that the Statutory Urgency Advisory Committee recommended to the Alexandra Palace and Park Board that it supported the proposals and that the local planning authority be satisfied that those redundant masts of London Buses would be removed within a given timescale,

There being no further business to discuss the meeting concluded at 19.11hrs.         

D. Liebeck

Chair of the Urgency Advisory Committee